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ANTTI AUTTI

Hometown: Rovaniemi, Finland
Currently resides: Rovaniemi, Finland
Current sponsors: Haglöfs, Jones Snowboards, Pyha Ski Resort, Suunto
Bindings: Arc ST Pro and Surge ST Pro

X-games gold, world champs. Antti Autti's background is in freestyle snowboarding competitions and especially in transition riding. But his passion has always been just riding itself. When he was traveling the globe for competitions he began noticing that there was no time to fulfill his passion of backcountry riding and exploration. In 2010, Antti left competitions at the highest level in the industry so he could focus on backcountry shredding. Since then he has produced multiple films and web series with one goal in his mind - snowboarding should make people want to go out and enjoy life. On this topic, Antti says, “It does not make sense to create videos only for yourself. Every project or mission that I want to do is about something that the viewer can relate to, no matter if it's life itself or just the action.”  Antti's future plans include traveling deep in the backcountry of the Arctic Circle, Alaska, and Japan.

Q & A

Talk about your most epic splitboard adventure:

This spring I went to Svalbard. We had the opportunity to travel by sea to the most northern point of Europe and found amazing terrain there. In Svalbard, you have to deal with polar bears and moving ice. Needless to say it was quite an experience to try to keep the concentration on point when we were splitboarding up this couloir while huge male polar bear was walking by our tracks only few hundred meters away from us. Luckily it was not interested of us and we were able to ride the line at 2 am in the morning in a place where the sun doesn't set for almost 4 months.

 

What has most influenced your backcountry riding?

Nicolas Muller, Terje, and Jeremy Jones. I love the way they ride! I've been watching Jeremy's old video parts so much lately. It is the calculated snowboarding yet still so powerful whereas Nico & Terje riding attracts me so much because they find these little gems and transitions everywhere they ride.

 

What are you most excited about for the 25/26 season?

My plan is to commit to getting into a good mountain mode during pre-season, a bit of guiding in Japan and Finland from Jan-Feb. Then from March - Early June - I'm focusing on doing some of the biggest days in the mountains for Arctic Lines project. Plan is to create more cinematic and in-depth missions into areas that are a bit further out. I'm also creating more community focused content and joining a few events to share my knowledge to spilt board enthusiasts.

What inspires you?

To be able to live fullest in every moment of life.

Why ride Spark R&D gear?

The best and most reliable splitboard bindings and equipment there is. They are effortless to use in the backcountry. As a rider who wants to move quickly up and down, I really love the fact that Spark R&D gear can be used without any hassle in the situations where setting up your board has to be fast.

 

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